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There is a fine line between a parent who is active and open-minded and one that doesn¡¯t know when to let go. As my daughter, Nicole, prepares to leave home for college, I¡¯m discovering how hard it is to stay on the 16 side of this line. When I hold 17 the apron strings connecting us, Nicole, eager to 18 independence, tries to loosen my grasp. What results is a (an) 19 mother-daughter, push-me, pull-you kind of tango.
For the past two years, it¡¯s gone like this:
Mother¡¯s question: ¡°Have you thought of taking an advanced class so that you can earn college credit?¡±
Daughter¡¯s 20 : ¡°No, I¡¯m not interested in that.¡±
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Two months ago, she was 21 to a great university. However, I was still the mother having a 22 time letting go. The night before the introductory meeting of the university, I had read the course catalog carefully and 23 courses which I thought looked good. We met on the campus the next afternoon, and Nicole¡¯s face 24 with excitement. ¡°I have had my entire schedule figured out,¡± she said. ¡°Already?¡± I was astonished, 25 she should have discussed it with me. I examined the schedule. Nicole hadn¡¯t taken a (an) 26 one of the courses I had suggested. Every course she had chosen 27 suited her interests. Just then I saw a mature, capable young woman with a 28 mind and the ability to shape her future. She no longer needed her mother 29 every decision she made. I felt proud, though still a bit 30 .
I 31 the lessons carefully. Nicole has struggled to learn over the past 18 years: 32 , sympathy, and hard work. There have been a few holes along the way. 33 , she is well-equipped and eager to 34 the future. The next step, I recognized, was mine to take: giving my daughter and myself the 35 we both needed.
16. A. left | B. right | C. either | D. each |
17. A. onto | B. up | C. back | D. out |
18. A. keep | B. refuse | C. taste | D. bear |
19. A. awkward | B. relaxing | C. lively | D. beautiful |
20. A. comment | B. word | C. concept | D. response |
21. A. received | B. invited | C. treated | D. accepted |
22. A. good | B. great | C. hard | D. easy |
23. A. taken | B. underlined | C. offered | D. emphasized |
24. A. lit up | B. built up | C. turned up | D. made up |
25. A. imagining | B. thinking | C. hoping | D. adding |
26. A. only | B. just | C. even | D. single |
27. A. mostly | B. hardly | C. exactly | D. slightly |
28. A. sharp | B. normal | C. different | D. typical |
29. A. encouraging | B. evaluating | C. disagreeing | D. agreeing |
30. A. anxious | B. excited | C. sad | D. tense |
31. A. reviewed | B. observed | C. checked | D. studied |
32. A. competence | B. honesty | C. confidence | D. responsibility |
33. A. Therefore | B. Instead | C. Still | D. Besides |
34. A. determine | B. embrace | C. discover | D. control |
35. A. character | B. strength | C. relief | D. independence |
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